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Home Grown with Martha and Jamie

S1 Ep 33: June in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!

5/28/20261 hr 1 min

June is here, so in this episode Martha and Jamie are talking about what to sow, grow, harvest and notice in the garden this month. From swede, French beans, summer flowers and tomato leaf pesto, to Miriam Margolyes, edible hedges, bumblebee safaris and open gardens, this episode is packed with practical June gardening advice and seasonal plant stories.

And If you would like to grow our seed of the week, or some of the other varieties we discussed, you can find the links below:

Swede Mirian:

https://shegrowsveg.com/product/swede-marian/

We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:

hello@homegrownpod.com

Presented by: Martha Swales and Jamie Walton

Video Editor and Socials: Thomas Griffin

Artwork: Rare Studio

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Clips

Miriam Margolyes Photo Chaos
Tomato Leaves Are Edible
Cornflour Carrot Hack
Bees Nest In Compost

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Martha Swales· Host0:00

    So between us, lesbian and handsome, we were right in there with Miriam Margolyes. You can't wish for more than that.

  2. Jamie Walton· Host0:05

    When drilling deep underwater holes, engineers mix potato starch into drilling fluid.

  3. Martha Swales· Host0:12

    I can spot, Jamie, you've got some enormous leeks down there.

  4. Jamie Walton· Host0:16

    [laughs] I've got some hefty leeks and some hefty broad beans.

  5. Martha Swales· Host0:20

    I've been just really loving watching the bees buzzing around my garden. And I would just say this month, do a bumblebee safari. This week on Homegrown, we're talking all about June.

  6. Jamie Walton· Host0:30

    From what to grow, sow, and do this month.

  7. Martha Swales· Host0:32

    To my new favorite unexpected cut flower.

  8. Jamie Walton· Host0:35

    Some surprising ways you can use your tomato leaves.

  9. Martha Swales· Host0:38

    And who I managed to get a picture with at the Chelsea Flower Show.

  10. Jamie Walton· Host0:41

    [upbeat music] I'm Jamie Walton, otherwise known as Nettles and Petals.

  11. Martha Swales· Host0:46

    And I'm Martha Swales of Marth's Kitchen Garden.

  12. Jamie Walton· Host0:48

    Welcome to Homegrown, the plant podcast for those who want to know more and grow more.

  13. Martha Swales· Host0:52

    Your one-stop show for practical advice and fascinating facts from the world of useful plants. Homegrown is brought to you by She Grows Veg, our go-to seed company for their beautiful range of heirloom veg seeds.

  14. Jamie Walton· Host1:04

    And as well as supporting the podcast, they're also offering our listeners 20% off your first order with code HOMEGROWN.

  15. Martha Swales· Host1:10

    So head over to shegrowsveg.com and happy growing. [upbeat music] Hello, Jamie.

  16. Jamie Walton· Host1:15

    Hello, Martha.

  17. Martha Swales· Host1:16

    How are you doing?

  18. Jamie Walton· Host1:17

    Not bad.

  19. Martha Swales· Host1:18

    I've seen you very recently, actually.

  20. Jamie Walton· Host1:20

    We had a day out.

  21. Martha Swales· Host1:21

    We had a day out together, and you met my mum.

  22. Jamie Walton· Host1:24

    I did.

  23. Martha Swales· Host1:24

    [laughs] Um, we, of course, went to Chelsea Flower Show Press Day. It is

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